Biography
Dutch-German dancer Joshua Junker joined The Royal Ballet’s Aud Jebsen Young Dancers Programme from the start of the 2017/18 Season and was promoted to Artist in 2018.
Junker was born in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. He began studying contemporary dance and breakdance from the age of eight at Boys Action. He turned to ballet aged 14 and trained at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague and The Royal Ballet Upper School. Roles while at the School included in Les Patineurs, Candere, Concerto, See Blue Through and Solo. Professional engagements while a student include dancing with The Royal Ballet in Anastasia and The Sleeping Beauty. His repertory with the Company includes roles in Flight Pattern, Medusa and Infra.
Junker’s awards as a student include De Piket Kunstprijzen in The Hague (2014) and the School’s Lynn Seymour Award for Expressive Dance (2015) and the Ursula Moreton Choreographic Award (2016).
Photos
Artists of The Royal Ballet in rehearsal for Asphodel Meadows, The Royal Ballet
Akane Takada, Joshua Junker and Benjamin Ella in New Work New Music, The Royal Ballet
World Ballet Day 2019, The Royal Ballet in Class
Joshua Junker in New Work New Music, The Royal Ballet
Artists of The Royal Ballet in New Work New Music, The Royal Ballet
Joshua Junker in rehearsal for New Work New Music, The Royal Ballet
Joshua Junker in rehearsal for New Work New Music, The Royal Ballet
Artists of The Royal Ballet and Associate Choreographer Jason Kittelberger in rehearsal for Medusa, The Royal Ballet
Francisco Serrano and artists of The Royal Ballet in New Work New Music, The Royal Ballet
Joshua Junker. Photograph by Johan Persson
